implanting

present participle of implant

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Recent Examples of implanting The two-part procedure involves implanting thin electrodes into precise areas of the brain linked to Tourette symptoms, then connecting them under the skin to a pulse generator near the collarbone. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The surgical procedure involves implanting a complex, electrical device that allows deaf children and adults to hear. James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins. ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes. Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026 Attorney Ben Ikuta claims that Acacio continued to perform medical procedures on patients while his license was suspended, including performing transfers and implanting embryos. Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 Score and Mills, a Brevard County couple, sued IVF Life — which does business as Fertility Center of Orlando — last month for implanting Score with the the wrong embryo. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026 The bill would prohibit the importation, sale, and offer of sale of pets that are transgenic, meaning they are created by implanting a gene from one species into another. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026 After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanting
Verb
  • Hardy hibiscus seeds germinate more easily; soak and nick seeds before planting indoors.
    Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Newly interested in landscape design, Kim’s mother also cultivated the property’s garden, grooming its old red pine tree and planting the grounds with tulips, chrysanthemums, and daisies.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This includes embedding safety features that prevent malign bioweapons development and embedding mechanisms that enable such misuse to be easily detected.
    Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Most biologists believe that wallows are not essential for breeding rituals, pointing to elk areas where there are few, if any, wallows.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And as Mike [Van Nostrand] says, if people were breeding more reptiles that may take pressure off of the poachers.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The easiest ways to grow new thyme are by layering or rooting cuttings in water, not soil.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Propagate catmint in late spring or early summer by cutting 3- to 4-inch-long stems, removing the lower leaves, and dipping the stems in rooting hormone.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • All nine bodies were airlifted to Frog Lake Huts, the backcountry lodging the group stayed at for two nights before the avalanche.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Experiences may eventually become a larger part of the platform, but Hachey emphasized that the next year will be focused on lodging execution.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Implanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanting. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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